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Apr 30, 2014

Marczak: Government Efforts Have Led to Safer Mexico Border Cities

By Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak is quoted by the Latin Business Chronicle on whether business travelers should be concerned by the safety situation in Mexico border cities:

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Congressional Relations

Apr 29, 2014

US Senators: Ukraine is “a Test” of the Transatlantic Relationship

By Alex Ward

The Role of the United States: A European Power Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) spoke as part of the Atlantic Council’s Toward a Europe Whole and Free conference on the US role in European security. Both senators believe that events in Ukraine are vital to the transatlantic relationship, with Senator Murphy calling […]

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Event Recap

Apr 29, 2014

History Relived: Europe’s Story

By Cassandra Lewis

Opening Panel of Toward a Europe Whole and Free As the world stands by watching how the crisis in Ukraine will unfold, leading historians discuss the lessons gleaned from the past hundred years of Europe’s history that defined the contours of today’s European security landscape. This panel discussion featured Dr. Robert Kagan of Brookings, H.E. […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

Event Recap

Apr 29, 2014

Opening Toward a Europe Whole and Free

Atlantic Council Chairman Jon Huntsman kicked off the conference Toward a Europe Whole and Free to a packed house at Atlantic Council headquarters. Immediately following his welcome, Tomáš Valášek, Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to NATO, and Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson made a joint presentation outlining the challenge of a Europe whole […]

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Apr 28, 2014

Spotlight Urbanization

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

How can Latin American cities achieve inclusive development? In April, a record 22,000 people attended the seventh World Urban Forum, convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), in Medellín, Colombia. This nearly doubled attendance from four years ago. Growing interest in urban development highlights how cities are increasingly transcending boundaries to shape national […]

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Defense Industrialist

Apr 25, 2014

Is the F-35 the Industrial Base?

By James Hasik

Consuming 40 percent of the Pentagon’s future spending plans, the JSF may come to dominate defense planning Earlier this week, Australian Prime Minster Tony Abbot announced that the Royal Australian Air Force’s order for F-35A Lightning IIs was now up to a full wing of 72 aircraft. The bad news is that each aircraft, even deducting for […]

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Webcasts

Apr 25, 2014

Webcast: Benghazi, Ukraine, and Beyond: Applying American Power in the 21st Century

Please join us on April 25, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. for a discussion on the application of American power in the 21st century and beyond with Barry Pavel, vice president and director of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Sceurity at the Atlantic Council; Zachary Keck, associate editor, The Diplomat; Jeff Lightfoot, senior associate, Jones Group International, and Stacie Pettyjohn, political scientist, RAND Corporation. John […]

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LatAmSource

Apr 25, 2014

To Fight Inequality, Let’s Focus on Education

By Gabriel Sanchez Zinny

By many indications, the world has finally left the worst of the 2008 economic crisis behind. Growth is looking to pick up in the U.S. and Japan, spurring what the OECD labels as a moderately positive global economic environment. Unemployment is slowly but surely retreating, and investors are regaining their confidence in the markets.

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Event Recap

Apr 25, 2014

Applying American Power in the 21st Century

As recent events have shown, the United States must find a more effective way to operate in the 21st century. War roils in the Middle East; trade talks are faltering or reaching intractable sticking points; and fiscal uncertainty erodes America’s economic and military power. The issues of today, as well as developments that are meeting […]

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Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Prague, Feb. 4, 2014

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Apr 24, 2014

US Calls For Senior Russian Official to Help OSCE Negotiate Disarmament of Separatists in Ukraine

By Victoria Nuland, Department of State

[W]e have not seen the kind of major de-escalation that we’re looking for, nor have we seen serious Russian efforts to help the OSCE, or to speak out against the separatists since Geneva.

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